With all that in mind, I have a critical confession to make: I have somehow managed to avoid virtually any exposure to the Twilight franchise. I brought my reporter's pad and my girlfriend in an attempt to feel slightly less creepy Among certain subsets of the population, Twilight lies somewhere between an obsession and a religion. As a film franchise, Twilight has earned nearly two billion dollars at the global box office-and that's with two movies left to go. The previous film, Eclipse, earned the third-highest opening-day gross of all time. At a time when Hollywood is desperate for hits, Twilight is essentially a license to print money. It's safe to say that Twilight-a paranormal romance film series based on young adult novels by author Stephenie Meyer-is something of a phenomenon. I had just survived the midnight screening of the latest entry in the Twilight franchise: Breaking Dawn: Part 1. And I did it all while surrounded by glitter-bedecked, cat-calling fan girls. I had just spent the past two hours of my life immersed in a strange world of pale-eyed vampires, CGI wolf packs, and conservative sexual mores. Late last night, I stumbled out of a movie theater in a daze, and not just because it was after 2 a.m. Fans react as actors arrive for the British premiere of 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn' at Westfield in east London (Toby Melville / Reuters)
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